Product Review: Heavy Duty Metal Wall Brackets

 

I got these to help stabilize very large floating shelves. The townhouse I live in has horrible wall studs, so anything that needs to be supported must have drywall anchors. The problem with the set of shelves I got was that they were so large that even with very long screws and using drywall anchors on the frame that attaches to the wall and holds the shelves themselves, the shelves still would fall when something even moderately heavy was put on them.

These are very heavy-duty and come with two sets of screws. Longer ones to go in the wall, and shorter ones to attach to the underside of a shelf, should you want to. The only drawback is that they are sold only in a pack of four and do not come with drywall anchors. So if you have a situation like mine where you need anchors (and these are very heavy so chances are you will need them) you need to buy some if you do not have any on hand. Once you get them up, however, they are very sturdy. I definitely recommend them.